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During the short drive on city streets, I felt the car lacked power, but you can never have enough power, so I have to be satisfied with what I have. But then i remembered that I am running 2.94's in the rear so that I can drive the car at current freeway speeds (without an overdrive). Those...

Well, The weather killed all my fun! Started sleeting/snowing Thursday when they were going to test drive the Cuda. Not with that paintjob! Friday was worse, and more snow Saturday. Hoping for Monday as the weatherman CLAIMS it will be 73. In the Denver area, you simply cannot trust the...

Update! The 'Cuda is out for alignment and should be ready to drive tomorrow. So far, all looks good for it to be finished early next week. Will update after I see the car tomorrow. Maybe a video.

Here is a picture of Steve Brown's '67 Vert as it sits in Vashon Island when I picked up my 340 from him. We worked on the gas tank and pickup when I was there and also did some brake work but it needed KH calipers which were on order. Did a compression test on the engine and it was OK for 50...

I really liked that '67 383. I put a lot of effort into the engine and it ran perfectly. I got it to idle down to 400 RPM when pulling up the driveway. It even passed 1980 smog standards when I registered it. I am glad it went to a home where it was appreciated. I kick myself for having to...

A guy named Barbee bought the '67 383 Formula S FB I restored many years ago in 1998 or so. This is the car in my photo on the left. Are you the same guy?

I couldn't get the pullies to line up with the E-Heads. I have only 1/4" clearance between the alternator and head with the alternator spaced out for the '70+ WP. I wonder if Edelbrock changed the machining in some way. I simply don't have 3/4" room between the head and alternator as it is...

Ron, This is exactly what my car looked like 55 years ago. Cragars and all. Except for the Formula S emblem. Mine had the Finned hood inserts and not the 340-S inserts. I think that was do to front end damage before I got the car. A few hidden issues showed up during restoration indicating...

340S Fastback, I was considering the conversion to a Tremec trans for a long time but couldn't justify the floor pan mods and trans crossmember cutting on a car that essentially had no damage or rust in that area. So some recommended a GearVender, but I need to see exactly how that installs...

MPG Mike, I lived in Tulsa for 7 years (actually Jenks, but close enough). Moved to the Denver area in 2007 and love it here. Wish you were closer so we could meet.

Part Nine--Finishing the Car The car is almost done. We got the seats in and found that the tracks were worn. I had '73 Dart Sport seats in the car since about 1975. The tracks starting that year had nylon runners holding the rollers and balls in place. They disintegrated and fell apart when...

Part Eight-Wiring Wiring and Upgraded Electrical Components The Mopar electrical system works fine when stock and no modifications are made to the complete system. However, I upgraded the headlights to halogen (Marchall Ampilux) in 1977 and added headlight relays a year later, added an electric...

Part Seven-- Engine Engine and Transmission Details Once the K-Frame was restored, we installed the engine/transmission on the K-Frame and lowered the body over the engine/transmission. The engine is a 1970 340 that I got from a Dart that had front end damage and was sold for essentially...

Part Six--Chassis Upgrades Chassis Upgrades My goal with this car was to have a solid chassis for improved handling. When talking to AMD about installation of the rear quarter panels, they recommended installing the US Car Tools Level 2 Chassis Stiffening kit. This includes Subframe Connectors...

Part Five--Assembly and Mechanical Assembly and Mechanical Work The paint work was seemingly the easy part as now the assembly had to start. Some of it went smoothly and some was fraught with difficulties. I wanted to have a solid suspension, so I upgraded the LCA’s to urethane bushings and had...

Photos I missed pasting into the previous post

Part Four--Restoration Paint and Assembly Restoration Paint and Assembly Painting and assembly of the car after the metal work was completed was a daunting challenge. The car had to be essentially perfect for a black paint job or it wouldn’t look right at all. I visited a number of shops in the...

Part Three Finding the Original Engine Finding the Original Engine When I lived in the SF Bay area, a good friend had a ’67 Barracuda 273 convertible that I was helping update to Formula S status. We were going to install a 340 and I gave him my original engine for the job. It never got done. I...

Ran out of attachments I could do at one time. Here are the rest of the photos. Figure 13 Front frame rail and radiator core support reinforcement. Figure 14 Rear valance with dual exhaust cutouts installed.

Part Two, Beginning of the Restoration Process--AMD Beginning of the Restoration Process—AMD In 2020, I saw an add from Auto Metal Direct (AMD) that they had only a few 1968 FB Barracuda rear quarter panels remaining. I contacted them and reserved the last set but it took me quite a while to get...

I have had my '68 340 Formula S FB Black on Black for 55 years come June. I finally got the restoration essentially complete and thought I should write up some of the background on the car and detail the history. So I wrote 32 pages with photos and want to share it with FABO members. I will...

I have had my '68 FB FS for 54 years now. Hope you enjoy it for that long too.

Just to encourage you, here is a shot of my finder after paint. Actually a Selfie as the reflection is perfect.

I used the PG Classic dash bezel and was generally please with the appearance but not with the fit. The support piece that fits on top of the bezel did not fit into the slot at the top of the bezel. I had to use a Dremmel cutoff wheel to enlarge the grove in the bezel so the plate would fit...

I have a 67 dash frame and gauge cluster that will fit the Dart. It was from a Barracuda, but the dash frame fits all A-Bodies. The gauge cluster is different from '67to '68. The speedo has a screw on cable in '67 and a snap on in '68. There are also subtle differences in the heater control...

The dash for the Cuda was mostly original. Surprisingly, the dash pad never cracked over 55 years of life. Probably due to the fact I covered the dash every time I parked the car in sunlight! The gauges were all functional so that wasn't an issue. I needed a rechromed or new bezel and chose...

The trans was an overkill build, but will never be a problem with all the components used in this assembly. The trans that was in the car worked just fine except it shifted way too early. I assume this was a governor issue but didn't want to mess with it myself. I chose Andrews Racing...

Engine and Transmission Build I have 3 340 engines including the original engine for the '68 Cuda. Having collected junck yard engines in the early '70's and hauling them around for years in unassembled condition, I decided to build them all in the late '80's. At that time, Ed Hamburger had...

Brakes I upgraded to '73+ A-Body spindles and UCA back in the early '80's when all parts were available at junk yards. What an improvement. I went with 11.75" police car rotors and pin-type calipers. Mopar Action has all the details, but I did this well before the MA article. DISC-O-TECH...

K-Frame Bracing. I had the K-Frame reinforced with Firm Feel brackets. Below are photos of the work. I also reinforced the LCA's and installed Energy Suspension bushings in the lowers but left the off-set Moog bushings in the UCA's.